B.C. company ordered to pay $50K in penalties for illegally importing products containing a protected orchid species

March 11, 2019
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On March 4, 2019, after entering a guilty plea, Topwin Trading Co Ltd. was ordered to pay a total of $50,000 in penalties after pleading guilty to violating the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (WAPPRIITA). Of the total fine, $45,000 will be directed towards the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund and $5,000 will be paid as a fine.